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After a lull, Yemeni separatists wrest control of some areas from Saudi-backed government
DUBAI, Dec 8 – A separatist group in the south of Yemen says it has seized large territory from the internationally recognised government, including some oil fields, bringing fresh instability […]
US envoy Howery meets Greenland officials amid Trump’s interest in the island
COPENHAGEN, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, PayPal co-founder Kenneth Howery, will meet officials from Greenland and Denmark in Nuuk this week on his first visit […]
Zelenskiy, European leaders to convene in London amid US peace push
KYIV, Dec 8 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet with British, French and German leaders in London on Monday, rallying allies for support as the United States […]
Seven EU leaders urge action on Ukraine reparations loans proposal
BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Leaders from seven EU member states on Monday urged the EU to move ahead quickly with the proposal to use frozen Russian assets to provide […]
Nigeria police probe suspected organ-harvesting ring after grisly discovery
ABUJA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Police in southeast Nigeria’s Imo state sealed a hotel and private mortuary allegedly owned by a suspected kidnapper after a weekend raid uncovered decomposed and […]
French socialist party to vote social security budget’s bill
PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – French socialist Party’s leader Olivier Faure said on Monday his party will vote the social security budget’s bill in parliament. Read full story Date: 8 […]
A year after Assad’s fall, families of missing detainees languish without answers
DAMASCUS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A year after dictator Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in Syria, little has changed in Amina Beqai’s desperate quest. She types her missing husband’s name yet again […]
Indonesia says more than $3 billion in recovery funds required after Sumatra floods
JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods, senior government officials said. […]
Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Sumy injures at least seven, governor says
Dec 8 (Reuters) – At least seven people were injured when Russian drones struck an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Governor Oleh […]
Factbox-How do Cambodia and Thailand’s militaries compare?
BANGKOK, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Thailand has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, its military said, after both countries accused each other of breaching a ceasefire brokered […]